What a Difference a Year Makes

...the back-end of the bullpen was in shambles: Joel Hanrahan had already flamed out by this point, replaced by a Closer by Committee of Kip Wells and Julian Tavarez (gack!)

...The Nationals started the day with a 5-15 record. They ended the day with a 5-16 record after a loss to St. Louis which featured a 5-run, 9th inning meltdown by Mr. Tavarez, who inherited a 4-4 game.

The point of all this is not to dredge up negativity for negativity's sake, but to give thanks for April 30, 2010. What a difference a year makes. Required reading: head over to Capitol Punishment this morning, and give thanks for Clip-n-Save. Don't know if it'll hold up over the long haul, but we'll take it. The view is pretty nice from up here: